| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [pron] [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [art] [noun pl] | 325 |
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| 2 | [noun] [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [art] [noun pl] | 299 |
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| 3 | [pers pn] [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [art] [noun pl] | 267 |
|
| 4 | [noun sg] [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [art] [noun pl] | 140 |
|
| 5 | [noun pl] [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [art] [noun pl] | 78 |
|
| 6 | he [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [art] [noun pl] | 78 |
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| 7 | he [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [art] [noun pl] | 78 |
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| 8 | [noun prp] [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [art] [noun pl] | 72 |
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| 9 | i [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [art] [noun pl] | 58 |
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| 10 | i [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [art] [noun pl] | 58 |
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| 11 | they [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [art] [noun pl] | 40 |
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| 12 | she [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [art] [noun pl] | 40 |
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| 13 | she [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [art] [noun pl] | 39 |
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| 14 | they [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [art] [noun pl] | 39 |
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| 15 | [Wh pn] [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [art] [noun pl] | 30 |
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| 16 | who [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [art] [noun pl] | 28 |
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| 17 | who [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [art] [noun pl] | 28 |
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| 18 | [conj] [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [art] [noun pl] | 25 |
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| 19 | we [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [art] [noun pl] | 22 |
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| 20 | we [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [art] [noun pl] | 21 |
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| 21 | [coord] [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [art] [noun pl] | 17 |
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| 22 | and [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [art] [noun pl] | 17 |
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| 23 | and [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [art] [noun pl] | 17 |
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| 24 | it [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [art] [noun pl] | 15 |
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| 25 | it [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [art] [noun pl] | 15 |
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| 26 | you [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [art] [noun pl] | 14 |
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| 27 | you [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [art] [noun pl] | 14 |
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| 28 | [Wh det] [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [art] [noun pl] | 13 |
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| 29 | [indef pn] [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [art] [noun pl] | 12 |
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| 30 | people [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [art] [noun pl] | 10 |
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